Paintsville wrapped up play in the Doc Morris Invitational tournament played at Bellevue with a 21-4 win over Lloyd Memorial in a game played on Saturday.
The Tigers finished a perfect 3-0 and moved to 11-2 overall.
Baron Ratliff was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. He scored one run and drove in four. Winning pitcher Ashton Miller added a pair of doubles, scored twice, and batted in five runs. Cory Jefferson and Frederick James each drove in three runs and Jonah Porter scored three times and knocked home two runs.
At Bellevue
(Doc Morris Invitational)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PV (11-2)….704 46 – 21-15-2
LM (4-6)…..012 01 – 4- 4-4
Pitching:
WP – Ashton Miller
LP – Gage Nussbaum
Hitting: Baron Ratliff 3b, 3b, 1b, 1r, 4 RBI; Ashton Miller 2-2b, 2r, 5 RBI; Cory Jefferson 2b, 1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Frederick James 2b, 1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Jonah Porter 2-1b, 3r, 2 RBI, Paintsville.
Paintsville..……8
Williamstown…2
Paintsville pushed across five runs in the top of the fifth inning to pull away and beat Williamstown, 8-2, in the Doc Morris Invitational played on Saturday.
James Frederick singled, scored and batted in three runs as the Tigers moved to 10-2. Ashton Miller tripled, doubled, walked twice, and scored three runs while Grayson Pester and Gunner Collins each added hits and drove in one run.
Zach Cline was the winning pitcher.
At Bellevue
(Doc Morris Invitational)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PV (10-2)….000 250 1 – 8-6-1
WM (6-4)….000 100 1 – 2-4-5
Pitching:
WP – Zach Cline
LP – Gray Tucker
Hitting: Ashton Miller 3b, 2b, 2-bb, 3r; James Frederick 1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Grayson Peters 1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Gunner Collins 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Paintsville.
Russell……….….10
Johnson Central….5
Johnson Central hurler Mason Kestner was roughed up in the third inning as Russell scored six runs and went on to beat the Golden Eagles, 10-5, in the Frank Bloom Tournament played on Saturday.
Brock Butcher had two hits and drove in two runs as the Golden Eagles dropped to 4-7. Matt Crum singled in a pair of runs while Brock Bowling and Chandler Spradlin each had two hits and scored two runs.
At Russell
(Frank Bloom Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
JC (4-7)……010 202 0 – 5-11-4
RS (8-2)…..206 020 x – 10- 9-2
Pitching:
WP – C.J. Bartram
LP – Mason Kestner
Hitting: Brock Butcher 2-1b, 2 RBI; Matt Crum 1b, 2 RBI; Brock Bowling 2-1b, 2r; Chandler Spradlin 2-1b, 2r, Johnson Central.
Mason County….5
Martin County…..1
Martin County’s offense was held in-check as Mason County defeated the Cardinals, 5-1, in the Frank Bloom Tournament played at Russell High School on Saturday.
The Cardinals, now 2-4, were held hitless. Brock Messer reached base and scored the lone run. Chase Stacy was tagged with the loss.
At Russell
(Frank Bloom Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
MC (2-4)….000 122 0 – 5-5-6
MR (2-6)….001 000 0 – 1-0-2
Pitching:
WP – Eli Porter
LP – Chase Stacy
Hitting: Brock Messer 1r, Martin County.
Letcher Central….10
Magoffin County…0
Letcher Central earned a doubleheader split with Magoffin County as the Cougars cruised to a 10-0 win in the nightcap game of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Classic played on Saturday.
Winning pitcher Aiden Fields had two hits, including a double, scored and drove in a pair of runs as the Cougars improved to 5-4. Sam Little had three singles, scored twice, and added two RBIs while Kaleb Slone had two hits and knocked in two runs.
Lucas Litteral, Iian Prewitt, Caleb Wilson and Levi Rudd all singled for the Hornets, who fell to 5-4. Trenton Coleman was the losing pitcher.
At Ermine
(Kentucky Farm Bureau Classic)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
MC (5-4)….000 000 – 0- 4-1
LC (5-4)…..120 142 – 10-15-0
Pitching:
WP – Aiden Fields
LP – Trenton Coleman
Hitting: Lucas Litteral, Iian Prewitt, Caleb Wilson, Levi Rudd 1b, Magoffin County; Aiden Fields 2b 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Sam Little 3-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Kaleb Slone 2-1b, 2 RBI; Jonah Little 3-1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Letcher Central.
Lawrence Co….5
Pikeville………4
Pikeville’s seventh-inning rally came up short as Lawrence County held off the Panthers, 5-4, in the Pikeville Panther Classic played at Davis Park on Saturday.
Braydan Maynard had two hits, including a triple, and knocked in two runs as the Bulldogs improved to 7-2. Abner Collinsworth singled and scored.
Tate Walters singled and scored a pair of runs for the Panthers, now 6-6. Tait Lakin singled, walked and added an RBI while Logan Windle walked twice and knocked in one run.
At Pikeville
(Pikeville Panther Classic)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
LC (7-2)….101 012 0 – 5-6-1
PK (6-6)….000 020 2 – 4-3-2
Pitching:
WP – Talon Pollock
Hitting: Braydan Maynard 3b, 1b, 2 RBI; Abner Collinsworth 1b, 1r, Lawrence County; Tate Walters 1b, 2r; Tait Lakin 1b, bb, 1 RBI; Logan Windle 2-bb, 1 RBI, Pikeville.
Magoffin County…11
Letcher Central…….8
Magoffin County built a big lead in the early innings and the Hornets held off Letcher Central, 11-8, in the Kentucky Farm Bureau Classic played on Saturday.
Winning pitcher Lucas Litteral doubled, walked twice, scored three times, and drove in two runs as the Hornets moved to 5-3. Trenton Coleman had four singles, scored two times, and batted in two.
Jonah Little had a pair of doubles and batted in one run while scoring twice for the Cougars, now 4-4. Quinton Williams and Sam Little had two hits apiece and batted in one run.
Preston Helle took the loss.
At Ermine
(Kentucky Farm Bureau Classic)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
MC (5-3)……415 001 0 – 11-12-2
LC (4-4)……010 123 1 – 8-11-4
Pitching:
WP – Lucas Litteral
LP – Preston Helle
Hitting: Lucas Litteral 2b, 2-bb, 3r, 2 RBI; Trenton Coleman 4-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Caleb Howard 1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Iian Prewitt 1b, bb, 2 RBI, Magoffin County; Jonah Little 2-2b, 2r, 1 RBI; Quinton Williams 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Sam Little 2-1b, 1 RBI; Canaan Cunniff 2-1b, bb, 1r, Letcher Central.
Pikeville……13
Scott County…3
Pikeville erased an early deficit with a big second inning and the Panthers cruised to a 13-3 win over Scott County in the Pikeville Panther Classic played at Davis Park on Saturday.
Logan Windle tripled, doubled, and knocked in two runs as the Panthers won their sixth straight game. Dylan Thompson had two hits and scored two runs. Wade Hensley added a pair of singles, scored two runs, and batted in two. Sam Wright added a pair of RBIs.
Brady Clark was the winning pitcher.
At Pikeville
(Pikeville Panther Classic)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
SC (5-6)….102 00 – 3-7-7
PK (6-5)….064 12 – 13-9-2
Pitching:
WP – Brady Clark
LP – Connor Ramsey
Hitting: Logan Windle, 3b, 2b, 2 RBI; Dylan Thompson 2b, 1b, 2r; Wade Hensley 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Tate Walters 1b, bb, 3r; Sam Wright 1b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI, Pikeville.
Lawrence Co…15
Hazard…………1
Lawrence County scored 14 runs over the final three innings to roll past Hazard, 15-1, in the Pikeville Panther Classic played at Davis Park on Saturday.
Winning pitcher Blue Fletcher had three hits, walked, scored once, and knocked in three as the Bulldogs moved to 8-2. Will Lafferty had three hits, scored three times, and added a pair of RBIs.
Abner Collinsworth, Braydan Maynard and Nick Collinsworth each drove in two runs.
At Pikeville
(Pikeville Panther Classic)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
LC (8-2)…..100 428 – 15-15-0
HZ (4-6)…..100 000 – 1- 3-3
Pitching:
WP – Blue Fletcher
LP – Jarrett Napier
Hitting: Blue Fletcher 3-1b, bb, 1r, 3 RBI; Will Lafferty 3-1b, 3r, 2 RBI; Abner Collinsworth 2b, 1b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Braydan Maynard 2b, 2-1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Nick Collinsworth 2b, 1b, 2r, 2 RBI, Lawrence County.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Pikeville……..3
Raceland……0
Pikeville pitcher Tait Lakin allowed just one hit as the Panthers advanced to the All A Classic state tournament in Owensboro with a 3-0 win over Raceland in the sectional final played at Davis Park on Friday night.
Lakin was big at plate with two hits, including a triple, and he knocked in one run as the Panthers moved to 5-5. Dylan Thompson added an RBI single, and Hunter Jones had three hits and scored a pair of runs.
At Pikeville
(All A Classic Sectional)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
RL (7-4)….000 000 0 – 0-1-2
PK (5-5)….001 101 x – 3-8-0
Pitching:
WP – Tait Lakin
LP – Kirk Pence
Hitting: Tait Lakin 3b, 1b, 1 RBI; Dylan Thompson 1b, 1 RBI; Hunter Jones 3-1b, 2r, Pikeville.
Paintsville……11
Bellevue……….2
Paintsville’s bat erupted in the Tigers’ 11-2 win over Bellevue in the opening game of the Doc Morris Tournament played on Friday night.
Gunner Collins belted a home run, singled, walked, scored twice, and batted in three runs. Jonah Porter was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. He scored two runs and knocked in a pair. Baron Ratliff singled, scored and added a pair of RBIs while Harris Phelps had two hits, including a triple, scored, and knocked in one run.
Grayson Peters was the winning pitcher.
At Bellevue
(Doc Morris Invitational)
Pitching:
WP – Grayson Peters
Hitting: Gunner Collins HR, 1b, bb, 2r, 3 RBI; Jonah Porter 3b, 2b, 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Baron Ratliff 1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Harris Phelps 3b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Paintsville.
Johnson Central…15
Mason County……4
Johnson Central snapped a 2-all tie with a five-run, fourth inning and the Golden Eagles went on to beat Mason County, 15-4, in the Frank Bloom Tournament played at Russell High School on Friday night.
Keygan Pelfrey had two hits, including a double, and batted in three runs as the Golden Eagles moved to 4-6. Connor Lemaster and Matt Crum singled, scored twice and added a pair of RBIs each to back the pitching of Bryce Spencer.
At Russell
(Frank Bloom Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
JC (4-6)…200 562 – 15-9-2
MC (1-4)..101 110 – 4-5-5
Pitching:
WP – Bryce Spencer
LP – Westin Messer
Hitting: Brock Bowling 2-2b, 2-bb, 3r, 1 RBI; Keygan Pelfrey 2b, 1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Brock Butcher 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Gavin Crum 2b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Connor Lemaster 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Matt Crum 1b, 2r, 2 RBI, Johnson Central.
Russell………13
Martin County…3
Martin County was held to just one hit as Russell cruised to a 13-3 win in the Frank Bloom Tournament played on Friday night.
Dawson Mills singled and scored for the Cardinals, now 2-5. Chase Stacy had an RBI. Greyden Proctor was the losing pitcher.
At Russell
(Frank Bloom Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
MC (2-5)….000 120 – 3-1-5
RS (7-2)…..134 023 – 13-9-2
Pitching:
WP – Daniel Blanton
LP – Greyden Proctor
Hitting: Dawson Mills 1b, 1r; Chase Stacy 1 RBI, Martin County.
Belfry…….17
Jenkins…….0
Belfry scored nine times in the top of the first inning and went on to blank Jenkins, 17-0, in a game played Friday night.
Pirate hurler Tyler Slone tossed a no-hitter as Belfry improved to 6-5.
Steven Banks blasted a home run and drove in three runs while Wyatt Webb had two hits, scored, and knocked in three. Chase Justice doubled in one run and scored twice while Gabe Fields had three hits, including a double, scored two times and batted in two runs.
Landon Mullins took the loss as the Cavaliers dropped to 0-6.
At Jenkins
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
BF (6-5)….920 6 – 17-12-1
JK (0-6)….000 0 – 0- 0-3
Pitching:
WP – Tyler Slone
LP – Landon Mullins
Hitting: Steven Banks HR, 3 RBI; Wyatt Webb 2-1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Chase Justice 2b, 2r, 1 RBI; Gabe Fields 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI, Belfry.
Floyd Central…11
Leslie County….0
Floyd Central pounded out 12 hits and went on to shutout Leslie County, 11-0, in a game played on Friday night.
Caleb Hager scattered four hits as the Jaguars moved to 3-8.
Jacob Bentley came up big at the plate with three hits, including a pair of doubles. He also walked, scored, and knocked in five runs. Brant Potter singled, scored and batted in three runs.
Hager finished with three hits, one a double, scored a pair of runs and drove in two. Max Martin doubled, singled twice, and scored three runs.
At Langley
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
LC (3-5)….000 00 – 0- 4-1
FC (3-8)….324 02 – 11-12-0
Pitching:
WP – Caleb Hager
LP – Dalton Baker
Hitting: Jacob Bentley 2-2b, 1b, bb, 1r, 5 RBI; Brant Potter 1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Caleb Hager, 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Max Martin 2b, 2-1b, 3r, Floyd Central.
Harlan……..14
East Ridge….4
Harlan jumped out to an early lead and went on to knock off East Ridge, 14-4, in a game played on the Reservation Friday night.
Kolin Blackburn singled, walked, scored, and had an RBI for the Warriors, now 1-6. Garrett Jones added two hits, scored, and batted in one run while Landon Robinson singled in one run.
Hayden Robinette was tagged with the loss.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
HR (3-6)…432 41 – 14-13-2
ER (1-6)….110 02 – 4- 7-2
Pitching:
WP – Jared Moore
LP – Hayden Robinette
Hitting: Kolin Blackburn 1b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Garrett Jones 2-1b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Landon Robinson 1b, 1 RBI, East Ridge.
Prestonsburg….12
Pike Central……6
Prestonsburg continued its steady play as the Blackcats doubled up Pike County Central, 12-6, in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Friday night.
Wes Salisbury had two hits, walked twice, scored two runs, and batted in three as Prestonsburg improved to 7-2. Matt Welch singled in a pair of runs.
Payton Burke was the winning pitcher.
Jarred Stanley had two singles and knocked in two runs for the Hawks, who fell to 4-6. Keegan Bentley had three hits, including a double, scored two runs and added an RBI.
Luke Thornsberry was the losing pitcher.
At StoneCrest
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PC (4-6)….103 020 0 – 6- 9-5
PB (7-2)….420 204 x – 12-11-4
Pitching:
WP – Payton Burke
LP – Luke Thornsberry
Hitting: Jarred Stanley 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Keegan Bentley 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Blake Hager 2-1b, 1r, Pike Central; Wes Salisbury 2-1b, 2-bb, 2r, 3 RBI; Matt Welch 1b, bb, 2 RBI; Payton Burke 2b, 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Jon Little 2b, bb, 3r, 1 RBI; Nic Kidd 2-1b, 3r, Prestonsburg.
Shelby Valley…17
Harlan County…7
Shelby Valley erased a six-run deficit as the Wildcats stormed back to beat Harlan County, 17-7, in a game played at Teco Field on Friday night.
Bradley Bentley had three hits, scored twice, and batted in three runs for the Wildcats, now 2-5. Hunter Mullins was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. He scored three runs. Riley Newsome doubled, singled, walked, scored two runs, and batted in two. Ben Johnson and Brock Damron each added a pair of RBIs.
Sam Brown was the winning pitcher.
At Robinson Creek
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
HC (4-6)….150 01 – 7- 7-1
SV (2-5)…..034 46 – 17-11-5
Pitching:
WP – Sam Brown
LP – Karsten Dixon
Hitting: Hunter Mullins 3b, 2b, 1b, 3r; Bradley Bentley 3-1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Riley Newsome 2b, 1b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Ben Johnson 1b, 2-bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Brock Damron 1b, bb, 2 RBI, Shelby Valley.
Scott County….10
Lawrence Co…..9
At Pikeville
(Pikeville Panther Classic)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
LC (6-2)….420 201 0 – 9-12-5
ST (4-5)…..100 430 2 – 10-12-4
Pitching:
WP – Paul Garner
LP – Abner Collinsworth
Hitting: Blue Fletcher 2b, 3-1b, 3r; Abner Collinsworth 2b, 1b, bb, 2r, 4 RBI; Will Lafferty 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Brayden Maynard 1b, 1 RBI, Lawrence County.